adv
bizarrely
adv
1
In a strange or highly unusual way.
"Bizarrely, nobody noticed the door was open all night."
"He behaved bizarrely after hearing the news."
How to Use Bizarrely
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to describe something happening in a strange, unexpected way.
Word Forms
more bizarrely comparative, most bizarrely superlative
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_____, nobody noticed the door was open all night.
Etymology
Formed from bizarre plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.